Introduction Rolo has been staying this week, so despite the wet start to the day, a walk was essential! And by the time I reached Bollington, the rain had stopped and it was lovely weather for a good hike. This is a regular favourite for me, but there are a…
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Introduction The Ribble is a majestic river as meanders from Clitheroe down to the Irish Sea at Preston. The weather has suddenly turned colder, but there was not a cloud in the sky for the whole walk. It was such a good day that it all but erased memories of…
Introduction With leaves and beginning to fall, I thought I’d take a hike out in the heart of the White Peak to enjoy the last of the greenery! Rain was forecast for post-lunchtime, so I was out early. It was a cloudy morning, 16deg C as I set off from…
Introduction A short walk in the hills where Stockport meets the Derbyshire High Peak. It was comfortable walking weather, around 15deg C, cloudy and rather breezy. It was very grey and dull, which, I heard later, was due to storm Agnes picking up smoke from American wildfires, and dropping it…
Introduction This week we joined up with our 4 month old grandson Fraser, his mom and dad, Adele and Jordan, and of course, Rolo, for four days in the Lakes, based in an Airbnb holiday home, Bellfoot, just behind The Swan Hotel in Grasmere. On Thursday, I wanted to get…
Introduction No heatwave this week, but with a tennis match to play this evening, I opted for another local, shorter walk this week. Rolo is 3 today, and his treat was a Thursday walk with Gramps! It was great walking weather, around 16deg C, cloudy after overnight rain, with little…
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Introduction So, it’s officially a heatwave. I decided that a short walk would suffice in this heat. It was already 22 degC when I left home on the short drive to the lay-by next to the former Cheshire Hunt Inn, now the Cheshire Hunt Holiday Cottages. It’s just a 20…
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Introduction With reasonable weather expected, I decided it would be a good day for a Pennine moorland walk. It was a good walking day, 16 degC, with a mixture of cloud and sunshine! The walk started on the A6033 between Littleborough and Todmorden, a 50 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme.…
Introduction The weather forecast suggested it would be a decent day, with the chance of a shower. It was wrong! The weather was heavily overcast, and half of my walk was in heavy drizzle. Greasley Hollow is my favourite wooded valley walk. Somehow, it’s off the beaten track, being tucked…
Introduction Cal and I had some time on our hands today, so we headed north to the popular folly and beauty spot of Rivington Pike, situated between Bolton and Chorley. The weather was warm with sunny spells, and a couple of brief, sharp showers. Rivington is a 40 minute drive…
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